Acrocerinae

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Acrocerinae
Acrocera orbiculus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Acrocerinae
Leach, 1815
Genera

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Acrocerinae is a

polyphyletic and was split up in 2019.[1][2]

Systematics

The subfamily includes two extant genera and one extinct:[1]

The extinct fly genus †Burmacyrtus Grimaldi & Hauser in Grimaldi, Arillo, Cumming & Hauser, 2011[4] was originally placed in this subfamily as well, but according to Gillung & Winterton (2017) it is not considered an acrocerid.[5]

References

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  3. ^ Koçak, A. Ö.; Kemal, M. (2013). "A nomenclatural note in the family Acroceridae (Diptera)". Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara Miscellaneous Papers (159): 3–4.
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